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Medium-sized, forest-inhabiting hawks with short, broad wings, long tail, and a characteristic flight pattern of several quick flaps and a glide |
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Sharp-shinned
Hawk Accipiter striatus You often see these Accipiters flashing over rooftops and weaving through treetops in search of an unsuspecting chickadee or junco. Their agile flight is perfect for hunting and their speed catches birds at feeders off guard. (Sharp-shinned Hawk is on the left of lower right photo) |
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Cooper's
Hawk Accipiter cooperii Commonly known as the "chicken hawk", the common barnyard chicken fell victim to the crow-sized Cooper's Hawk. Because few people recognized the difference between the Cooper's Hawk and other species, all hawks by definition became chicken hawks. Cooper's Hawks can be recognized by their size, rounded wings, and long, rounded tail. |
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Northern
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis A large powerful raptor, goshawks prefer coniferous and mixed forests. Immature goshawks are brown but obtain gray plumage by spring. Goshawk eyes are a beautiful yellow but slowly the eyes turn orange and then red-orange. |
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